Port Au Prince Haiti

Gunmen killed two Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers and seriously wounded a third at a checkpoint in a Port-au-Prince slum that is a stronghold for supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a United Nations spokesman said. The three Jordanians were on duty at the Cite Soleil checkpoint in the capital when they came under fire. The shootings occurred three weeks before previously postponed elections to replace an interim government.

THE BEST WAY TO PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI From LAX, Spirit, American, Delta, United and Copa offer connecting service (change of plane) to Port-au-Prince. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $708, including all taxes and fees. Have connections lined up in advance, preferably with someone who will meet you at the airport. Public transportation is confusing, subject to change and often conducted in overcrowded pickup trucks and on undersize motorcycles. There are buses and taxis from the airport, and the prices are alluringly low (about $1 per ride in one of the colorful little trucks called Tap-Taps)

THE BEST WAY TO PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI From LAX, Spirit, American, Delta, United and Copa offer connecting service (change of plane) to Port-au-Prince. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $708, including all taxes and fees. Have connections lined up in advance, preferably with someone who will meet you at the airport. Public transportation is confusing, subject to change and often conducted in overcrowded pickup trucks and on undersize motorcycles. There are buses and taxis from the airport, and the prices are alluringly low (about $1 per ride in one of the colorful little trucks called Tap-Taps)

A day after Haiti's runoff election for president, the candidates kept a low profile Monday while they and the voters were left to wait at least a week and a half for official results. The scene in Port-au-Prince was calm, as it had been Sunday during balloting in the race between popular singer Michel Martelly and university administrator Mirlande Manigat. Preliminary results are due March 31. A final tally is to be announced April 16, almost a month after the balloting, to give the candidates a chance to lodge legal challenges.

A day after Haiti's runoff election for president, the candidates kept a low profile Monday while they and the voters were left to wait at least a week and a half for official results. The scene in Port-au-Prince was calm, as it had been Sunday during balloting in the race between popular singer Michel Martelly and university administrator Mirlande Manigat. Preliminary results are due March 31. A final tally is to be announced April 16, almost a month after the balloting, to give the candidates a chance to lodge legal challenges.

The United States routed Trinidad and Tobago, 10-0, at Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, to win its qualifying group in the first world women's soccer championship. The U.S., which outscored opponents, 34-0, in three games, will play Haiti Thursday in the semifinals of qualifying from the North and Central American and Caribbean region.

Social Affairs Minister Claudette Werleigh, Education Minister Charles Tardiug and Agriculture Minister Lionel Richard resigned from the Cabinet in the caretaker government of President Ertha Pascal-Trouillot in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. There was no immediate reaction from the government, which has been criticized as being too weak to stand up to the powerful army and incapable of leading this crime-racked Caribbean nation to democracy.

Three Haitian soldiers were charged with air piracy and ordered held without bail for forcing their way onto a New York-bound American Airlines jet over the weekend while brandishing automatic weapons. The soldiers, Nicolas Normil, 23, Jean Charleston Bienaime, 23, and Edouine Noel, 24, pleaded innocent before U.S. Magistrate Allyne Ross in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. The three boarded the A-300 Airbus at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, just before its scheduled flight to New York.

A rebel commander convicted of killing supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide surrendered to justice officials but proclaimed his innocence and predicted that he would be vindicated. Louis-Jodel Chamblain said his conviction in absentia in 2000 was politically motivated. Under Haitian law, those convicted in absentia are entitled to another trial when they return. Chamblain surrendered as a conference for international donors opened in Port-au-Prince.

A stone-throwing mob north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, attacked a car carrying five Roman Catholic priests, slightly injuring three of them, including Father Jean-Bertrand Aristede, a leading government opponent, Radio Haiti reported. The attackers then set fire to car, which had been stopped at a barricade. A spokesman for Aristede was quoted as saying the group returned to the capital. However, two other radio stations said the priests dropped from sight but were safe.

Gunmen killed two Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers and seriously wounded a third at a checkpoint in a Port-au-Prince slum that is a stronghold for supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a United Nations spokesman said. The three Jordanians were on duty at the Cite Soleil checkpoint in the capital when they came under fire. The shootings occurred three weeks before previously postponed elections to replace an interim government.

The United States qualified for the first world women's soccer championship by defeating Canada, 5-0, at Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Michelle Akers-Stahl scored three goals for the U.S., which outscored opponents, 49-0, in five games during the qualifying tournament. The United States, champion of the North and Central American and Caribbean region, became the sixth country to qualify for the 12-team tournament, which will be played in China Nov. 16-30.